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Podcast: Building a cash-based sports rehab practice and membership website

Jarod Carter Sports & Fitness

During PT school, Greg Schaible found a fantastic sports rehab website and set up a clinical rotation with its founder, Joe Heiler. That experience was life-changing for him. After graduation, he found work as a physical therapist and later decided to start his own cash-based practice part-time. When presented with the opportunity to take over the sports rehab website he knew and loved, he enthusiastically jumped in, because it provided a welcome source of stable revenue as his practice gradually found its market. Ever since, Schaible has been building two businesses.

How do you know when you’re done for the day?

Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

As seems common in many conferences lately, the audience was asked to participate in a brief group mindfulness exercise. After we all adjusted our postures and closed our eyes, the facilitator asked us to take a deep breath and, while exhaling, acknowledge that we were done for the day, free to let our minds go and… something. I do not know what the last thing she said was, because I could not get past the phrase: done for the day. It was 4:30, how could anyone possibly be done for the day?

UAW strike ends with ratified agreement, but 3 GM plants close

Michelle R. Matisons Transportation Technology & Automotive

On Oct. 25, the United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) achieved a new, four-year contract with General Motors (GM) in a vote of 57% to 43%. During this time, UAW also ratified an Aramark janitorial contract at five GM Ohio and Michigan locations. This latest strike produced mixed results that were highly dependent on workers’ locations. While outsourcing and plant downsizing keep manufacturing jobs below optimal national levels, GM workers will largely enjoy improvements in labor conditions.

Shopping at the board store

Robert C. Harris Association Management

In La Crosse, Wisconsin, I passed an interesting shop. In bright lettering, the awning read, "The Board Store." The U.S. has 1.5 million exempt organizations. Each has a board of directors. I wondered what tools and equipment the board store sold. Here are the tools, planks and signage the store could sell to support good governance.

Will 2020 be the year you quit your job?

Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Quitting has often been thought of as a negative: a result of an inability to handle the pressure or requirements of the job. Now, however, quitting is becoming the hallmark of success. The tight labor market has afforded more and more of us the ability to quit our jobs for better opportunities. We are doing so across regions and industries and at a steadily increasing rate. The question is: will 2020 be the year you quit your job?

Construction has a growing problem: Getting paid

Scott Wolfe Jr. Construction & Building Materials

For at least half of all contractors in the U.S., getting paid is hard, costly, and time-consuming. That’s according to the 2019 National Construction Payments Report, based on a survey of more than 500 construction professionals conducted by Levelset and TSheets by Quickbooks. According to one survey respondent, "Cash flow is the number one problem we deal with. It is demoralizing and a constant frustration."

Survey: Toilets cleaner than kitchenware, other supplies at UK offices

Scott E. Rupp Facilities & Grounds

According to the findings of a new survey by GCC Facilities Management — a commercial cleaning services company in the United Kingdom — office parks and facilities are downright filthy. The 650-person study found out how often workspaces are cleaned. Regarding cleanliness in general, only about a quarter of the respondents say they have used personal cleaning supplies in the office to maintain cleanliness. Perhaps not surprisingly, only 35% of respondents said their desk is cleaned daily.

Fair Pay to Play Act promises a better deal for the black college athlete

LeRon L. Barton Sports & Fitness

It is no secret that the black male has been the engine for collegiate sports for many decades now. African American athletes make up about 60% of all college football and college basketball teams. Football and basketball are the two revenue sports that dominate college sports. That dominance has created an incredible source of revenue for the biggest schools. As part of the podcast "Gangster Capitalism," a program dedicated to examining the college admissions scandal that has rocked the news this year, sports journalist Kevin Blackistone examined the racial overtones existing in the matter of high-level college sports.

Infographic: Optimizing reputation management with AI

Brian Wallace Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Customers read the reviews, but it's not enough to have good reviews. Those reviews also have to be believable. Your company's online reputation can make or break your business, and your ratings even influence your ranking in searches. Increasing your company's ratings from three to five stars can increase your visibility on Google by up to 25%. Learn more with this infographic.

Should your business have a podcast?

Catherine Iste Marketing

More than 50% of Americans over the age of 12 have listened to a podcast. For businesses selling goods or services directly to consumers, this confirms that podcasts are mainstream. Does this, however, mean they are a good way for us to focus our time, energy and marketing dollars? Perhaps. Here are a few things to consider before starting a podcast.

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